nipping
verb
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To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
To annoy, as by nipping.
verb
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To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
Example: Why don’t you nip down to the grocer’s for some milk?
noun
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The act or sensation of giving a nip.